Secret To Solid Impact With The Ultimate Wrist Drill

One of the most common errors that players make is slicing the golf ball. This is where the ball curves away from left to right (for the right-handed player).

 This lesson is about correcting one of the key causes of the slice shot, namely, the cupping of the lead wrist as the clubface comes into contact with the ball.

Cause of the slice shot
What tends to happen with a majority of slice shots is that as the club moves back, the clubface opens, or rotates to the right. At the moment of impact, the clubface is too open relative to the direction the club is swinging, causing you to cut across the golf ball, making it shoot away to the right.

The solution
We want the lead wrist to be almost flat at the moment of impact with the ball, as opposed to having a cupping motion which is common among many recreational golfers.

 Here is a simple drill that will help you flatten the lead wrist and give you greater compression, power and accuracy behind your impact:

1.  Take a tee and place it inside the back of your glove on the lead hand, holding it in place by closing the Velcro strap, so the tee is poking out of the back of the glove. Use this tee, and the angle at which it’s pointing, as a reference for the positioning of the lead wrist.
2. Get into the address position and slowly bring the golf club back. If the tee is pointing up to the sky you will know that the clubface is too open, which means you are likely to slice your shot on impact. Aim to have the tee pointing down.
3. Slowly commence your downswing, again using the tee as a reference. Flattening the lead wrist will keep that tee pointing down, not skyward, ensuring that the clubface is not open which will result in a sliced shot.
4. Try and get your wrist working in the correct fashion as early as possible in the backswing, so you do not have to make compensations in the downswing when everything is happening more quickly.

 Summary:
Place a tee into the back of your glove on the lead hand, securing it inside the Velcro strap. Commence your backswing, then move into the downswing, using the angle of the tee as a reference for the direction of your clubface throughout. Ensure the tee is not pointing towards the sky, rather pointing towards the ground. This will indicate a square or slightly closed clubface, which is desirable.

 The key to this is getting the lead wrist under control, as this squares the clubface, reduces the chances of slicing your shot, producing a stronger strike on impact, and achieving greater distance and accuracy.

 
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